February 26, 2010, 08:11 AM
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Join Date: March 17, 2009
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But then again, when Anwar scored the 194, a ODI 200 was beyond everyone's imagination, and getting close to it was a great feat. But ODI 200 was threatened several times in the recent few years and was bound to happen.
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I don't know what makes you think that. near 200 scores were as common then as they are now.
180+ scores by decade :
1980's
richards 189* vs eng
richards 181 vs SL
1990's
ganguly 183 v SL
kirsten 188* v UAE
sachin 186* v NZ
anwar 194 v Ind
2000's
hayden 181* v NZ
dhoni 183* v SL
jayasuriya 189 v Ind
coventry 194* v BD
2010's
sachin 200* v SA
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